Oct 23 (Reuters) - Inwido AB (publ) INWI.ST :
* INTERIM REPORT, JANUARY-SEPTEMBER 2019
* Q3 NET SALES SEK 1.67 BILLION VERSUS SEK 1.68 BILLION YEAR AGO
* DESPITE LOWER SALES, WE INCREASED OUR PROFITABILITY, MAINLY THANKS TO EARLY COST SAVING
INITIATIVES AND A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS MIX OVERALL, WITH A HIGHER PROPORTION OF CONSUMER SALES
COMPARED WITH PRECEDING YEAR
* Q3 EXCLUDING IFRS 16, EBITA AMOUNTED TO SEK 200 MILLION (200) AND EBITA MARGIN ROSE TO
12.0
PERCENT (11.9).
* CONTINUED POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH, STABILIZATION IN NORTH BUSINESS AREA
* IN SWEDEN AND FINLAND, INDUSTRY MARKET REMAINS CHALLENGING, WITH DECREASED NEW
CONSTRUCTION,
ALTHOUGH TREND IN CONSUMER SEGMENT, WHICH IS OF IMPORTANCE TO INWIDO, APPEARS RELATIVELY STABLE
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